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The following reports were read, and referred to tlie Publica- 

 tion Committee : — 



THE LIBRARIAN'S REPORT. 



The Librarian respectfully^ reports that the number of addi- 

 tions to the library from January to December, 1871, inclusive, 

 amounts to 1236. 



Of these 165 were volumes, 1060 pamphlets and parts of peri- 

 odicals, and 11 maps and charts. They were derived from the 

 following sources: — 



Societies 462, Editors 206, Wilson Fund 94, Authors 92, Pub- 

 lishers 00, Dr. H. C. Wood 31, Isaac Lea 28, K^orwegian Govern- 

 ment 18, Secretary of Treasury 15, Geological Survej' of Sweden 

 12, Government of Chile 8, Geological Survey of Italj- 7, Geolo- 

 gical Survej^ of India 5, Thos. Meelian 5, J. B. Lawes 5, Minister 

 of Public Works in France 5, J. S, Newberry 3, T. Guilford 

 Smith 2, Smithsonian Institution 2, Chief of Engineers U.S.A. 

 2, Dep. of Interior 2, Dr. Jos. Leidy 1, Dr. H. C. Chapman 1, 

 Col. Jas. Greer 1, Jos. Jeanes 1, P. P. Carpenter 1, Commis- 

 sioner of Fisheries 1, D. F. Boyd 1. 85 were purchased and 80 

 presented through the Conchological Section. 



These additions were distributed to the different departments 

 of the library as follows: Journals 761, Geology 80, Bibliography 

 92, Entomolog}' 47, History and Statistics 45, Conchology 39, 

 General Natural History 25, Ornithology 11, Ichthyology 9, Phy- 

 sical Science 8, Botany 7, Anatomj' and Physiology' 7, Helmin- 

 thology 7, Agriculture 6, Mineralog}^ 6, Voyages and Travels 2, 

 Medicine 2, Chemistry 1, Mammalogy 1. 251 volumes have been 

 bound. 



During the year the revised and numbered catalogue of the 

 Conchological Department has been completed, and is now in the 

 hands of the binder. 



Thirtj'-two applications for books wanting in the library were 

 made by means of the blanks provided for the use of memliers. 

 Fourteen of the required works have been received, and the others 

 have been ordered. 



Estimating the number of volumes formed by the pamphlets 

 1872.] 



